Moore County, TX
Demographic and economic profile of Moore County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Moore County's economy is heavily production-oriented, reflected in a GDP per capita of $156,910 against a per capita income of just $27,472—a gap indicating significant industrial output relative to resident earnings, consistent with its large-scale beef processing and agricultural sector. The labor force of roughly 14,100 (66.5% participation) skews young at a median age of 31.2, with only 12.0% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 30.1% foreign-born, pointing to a workforce concentrated in manual and trade occupations at a median worker earnings of $39,423. Population has edged down 2.6% over five years to 21,234, while housing remains affordable at a $135,400 median home value and $894/month median rent, and unemployment sits low at 2.2%.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-2.6% since 2018
Moore County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone10,415 (48.7%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race6,793 (31.8%)
- Some Other Race Alone1,318 (6.2%)
- Black or African American Alone1,053 (4.9%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races756 (3.5%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone589 (2.8%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish8,425
- 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island396
- 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)119
- 4.Other Indo-European47
- 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)16
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Manufacturing (Group)2,835
- 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,475
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,048
- 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining923
- 5.Construction (Group)741
Top Occupations
- 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,699
- 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,589
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,609
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,551
- 5.Service Occupations1,372
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.85×)929
- 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.96×)2,927
- 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.02×)592
- 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.01×)1,092
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.94×)823
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.